Wind and Eagle Wings at Hogwarts

Chapter 451 451. Fire at Rita Skeeter

Thinking of William, Scott sent him a message in Milton's presence.

[What do you think are the chances of Mr. Graves becoming Minister?] ]
After a while, William's reply came.

[In my opinion, less than 30.00%. ]
[Since the mysterious man made his public appearance, and you and Dumbledore have saved so many people together, most wizards trust Dumbledore more than ever. ]
[Dumbledore has publicly declared many times that he is optimistic about Burns as the new minister. ]
[People from the All Witches Association are trying to seize public opinion in order to gain more votes. ]
[But I don't like them. ]
[Of course, this is just my personal opinion.All the results will not be announced until the new minister takes office at the end of this month. ]
"Seize the public opinion?" Milton, who also saw the information, was a little puzzled. "In the British wizarding world, who can compare with Principal Dumbledore in terms of reputation?"

Scott glanced at him.

Still too naive, Milton.

"What's wrong?" Milton asked.

"Let me explain."

At this moment, Eddie suddenly came up.

"Politics is the dirtiest thing." He deliberately put on a look of knowing everything, "You don't understand because you haven't experienced the events of Muggle party elections."

Milton asked curiously, "What will they do?"

Facing Milton's "ignorance", Eddie suddenly became even more proud.

"Of course it's all about it."

He smiled slyly.

"Generally speaking, they are desperate to elevate themselves and use all means to suppress their opponents. It is only normal to fabricate beautiful lies to attract votes and spread unfavorable public opinion to discredit opponents."

Scott glanced at the slightly greasy smile on Eddie's face and nodded, "That's about it."

"Oh!" Milton was extremely surprised. "They want to discredit Principal Dumbledore and Ms. Burns? How is that possible? Dumbledore is the greatest wizard of this century, and this is the consensus of everyone."

"too naive!"

Eddie gave him a "contemptuous" look, shook his head again and again, and continued his increasingly greasy performance.

"Everyone likes to gossip. The more great and pure a person is, the more people like to look for the stains on each other. This is nature!"

Milton shook his head, still not feeling that people would believe that Dumbledore was tainted.

"This is also normal." Eddie understood very well, "In the hearts of British wizards, Dumbledore's authority is as deeply rooted as the terror of the mysterious man."

Milton said, "Are you contradicting yourself?"

"No, no, no."

Eddie held up a finger and waved it.

"It's just that no one has tried to smear Dumbledore before, so people don't have such a concept in their hearts. But this doesn't mean that smearing is useless. On the contrary, I think as long as someone starts, it will lead to a carnival."

He was obviously pretending to be deep.

"Just wait and see. I swear by my title of 'Hogwarts Gossip King'. If I don't stop it, the final result will definitely surprise people."

"How is it possible?" Milton said the same thing again.

Eddie chuckled, "As I said, people like scandals. The bigger the scandal, the more they like to watch it. After reading it, they will believe it. This is their nature."

"Eddie was right."

Roger, who had just entered the door, joined the topic.

"In the Muggle world, what newspapers and media like to report most is the scandal of the British royal family."

"Don't forget." Scott reminded, "Rita Skeeter is also a member of the All Witches."

"Oh……"

All three of his roommates opened their mouths.

"That woman..."

"It's terrible..."

"It is already foreseeable that the future will be lively for some time."

"How do I get the feeling that even if something like that happened, Dumbledore wouldn't fight back?"

"We have to do something." Eddie looked very interested, "I'm afraid Principal Dumbledore himself has not thought about this issue."

"Because he hasn't experienced this." Scott also nodded in approval.

"Oh oh oh oh... I'm going to get excited!"

Eddie excited himself.

"I've decided! I'm going to fight Rita Skeeter, the former queen of news! Defeat her head-on at her best!"

He raised his hands excitedly.

"When the old king passes away, it's the time when the new king ascends the throne! This is the time for me, the future king of magic media Eddie to surprise the world!"

Scott looked amused, "So you're going to submit an article representing Mr. Graves in the dark?"

"This……"

Eddie froze immediately.

"I..." He slowly looked at Milton, "Milton, I was just joking, hehe, hehe."

But Milton only came back to his senses after being stunned for a while.

"I don't think . . . if it works, it's okay." His eyes gradually lit up. "I mean, if it stops my dad from becoming a minister, I'll support you, Eddie!"

"what?"

Eddie looked at Milton dumbfounded.

"You...you you you, are you okay, Milton?" He stuttered in surprise.

"Smear him, it's nothing." Milton lowered his eyes, "Make him useless, or he will be safer."

Having said that, he showed a pure smile.

"And, that's the price he has to pay."

Oh……

Has it darkened?

Scott also looked at Milton in surprise.

"What's wrong?" Milton opened his eyes and looked at the three of Scott in the same surprise. "Is there any problem?"

His eyes are still crystal clear.

Is this natural black?
Scott complained.

"Oh! Since you don't mind Milton, I'm going to start preparing for the battle!"

Eddie was already excited again.

"Of course, not just Mr. Graves, but the officials supporting him, and Rita Skeeter herself... oh! I have to get the list!"

Scott immediately sent the list.

"Very well, just wait!" Eddie was full of ambition, "I'm going to prepare for submission!"

"Start now?" Milton was puzzled.

"Of course we need to start cultivating a pseudonym now!" Eddie said, "Otherwise, do you think anyone's article can be published in the "Daily Prophet?"

He hurried to the small desk by the window.

"Oh, it's too late now! I have to figure out how to write the most exciting article, and then use the fastest time to increase the influence of the pseudonym. I can't get into the "Daily Prophet" yet, oh, there is , "The Quibbler" should be a good springboard..."

The sound faded away.

Under the watchful eyes of Scott and the three of them, Eddie had already picked up the quill, and instantly entered a state of full concentration on work.

A week later, under the pseudonym "Hollingworth", Eddie's first published article successfully appeared in "The Quibbler", and he took the initiative to shoot Rita Skeeter without any scruples.

"News Queen Rita Skeeter - A Life Made of Vanity and Lies"

In this article, he analyzed Rita Skeeter's usual methods of making popular news in the past from a professional perspective, and analyzed her vanity psychology from an objective perspective.

Of course, the so-called objectivity is only seemingly objective, but it actually contains private goods.

Every part of the article is secretly guided, subtly attacking Rita Skeeter from various aspects such as appearance, professionalism, and morality.

With the help of Luna, Scott and the others got the new magazine in the first time.

Although Eddie did not publicly admit that this article was written by him, he made full use of his expertise to stir up flames within Hogwarts, allowing many people to read the content of the article and sparking discussions among everyone.

Facing his private self-satisfaction, Scott asked him very flatteringly, "What are you going to do next?"

"Next?" Eddie pretended to be deep and said, "Wait."

"What are you waiting for?" Roger continued to cheer.

"Waiting for Skeeter's counterattack, of course," Eddie said.

"Her counterattack?" Milton really didn't understand, "I have to say, she is more famous than you, maybe you will be at a disadvantage."

Eddie smiled disdainfully.

"Of course, but it doesn't matter, everything is under my control."

Facing Milton's "knowledge-seeking" eyes, Eddie smiled triumphantly.

"I have to admit that Skeeter is the most concerned reporter in the British magic world. As long as I start a scolding battle with her, I can get the same attention as her in a short time!"

He put on a confident look.

"As long as the topic is hot, for everyone's attention, even the "Daily Prophet" will publish my article! At that time, they will hope that we can continue to quarrel."

"Did you think about it beforehand?" Milton was shocked.

"Don't be surprised, haha." Eddie waved his hand, "This is just a basic operation."

He's clearly smug.

In order not to let him continue to get carried away, Roger took the initiative to rub him.

"Let go of me, oh, if this continues, you will lose the friendship of me, a king of magic media, oh..."

Just as Eddie predicted, Rita Skeeter hit back on the last page of the next day's Evening Prophet.

"Evening paper?" Eddie seemed to have expected this. "At this stage, this matter is only enough to make it to the worst page of the evening paper."

Scott and the others ignored Eddie and had already started reading Rita Skeeter's article defending herself.

"Rita Skeeter, Monologues of a Conscience Journalist"

Skeeter is not a vegetarian. Starting from the past tone of the magazine "The Quibbler", she criticized "The Quibbler" as just an unprofessional gossip weekly.

At the same time, she said that she had never heard of a reporter named "Hollingworth" in the UK, and she reasonably suspected that the other party did not have the identity of a reporter, and she published an article on "The Quibbler" just to attract people's attention.

And she, Rita Skeeter, as we all know, is a very professional reporter who has been trusted by readers.

Her articles are always published in professional and official media like the Daily Prophet.

She has exposed many truths, conducted exclusive interviews for many celebrities, and wrote personal biographies for many celebrities.

[Without exception, they all sold well, and the people I wrote about were very satisfied. ]
She believes that what she represents is authority, the conscience of journalists, and her original intention to dig out the truth of all events for the majority of wizards.

In short, she slammed the low-level of "The Quibbler" and "Hollingworth" as a professional, emphasizing her own achievements in the past.

In the end, she went out of her way to apologize to people for what happened to her.

[Although it is only a trivial slander, I think that a professional reporter represents a good reputation, and I have to clarify for myself.

Allow me to apologize for taking public resources and everyone's time for this. ]
"Pretentious," Eddie remarked.

He chuckled, "But I've already figured out how to fight back!"

As he spoke, he rummaged through the box and found an old newspaper.

In the newspaper was a picture of Scott seeing off Milton at Hastings railway station.

"Farewell, the boy Travers crushes has another love?" "

"This is the most direct evidence that she manipulated public opinion and fabricated things!"

Eddie waved an old newspaper in his hand.

"Look, she wrote Milton as a girl!"

The proud Eddie didn't notice that both Scott and Milton turned black.

He continued talking enthusiastically.

"Scott is a celebrity at this stage and people will be interested in news about him."

"Also, Milton is the son of Mr. Graves, so he can also gain attention."

"I use this wrong report to criticize Skeeter, and it will definitely attract more people to read it!"

"This time, I'm going to contribute to the Evening Prophet!"

"Are you sure you want this oolong to be brought up again?" Scott asked through gritted teeth.

"Oh Eddie!" Milton shook his head desperately, "Let everyone forget about this!"

Eddie froze.

"You don't want to?" He was extremely puzzled, "I'm clarifying the truth for you!"

Scott said angrily: "What clarification? Everyone has forgotten about it!"

"That……"

Eddie looked at Scott, then at Milton, and finally relented.

"Okay, okay, since none of you are willing, I'll find something else."

"That's right." Scott immediately encouraged him, "Milton and I are not famous people, you should find a more influential article, and then find out Skeeter's fatal loophole."

"I see."

Eddie continued to flip through the old newspapers.

Both Scott and Milton couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

That oolong report was finally forgotten by everyone, but Eddie couldn't let it come out again.

At that time, it will not only be embarrassing Rita Skeeter who made an own goal, but Scott and Milton will be even more embarrassing.

Moreover, everyone who knew them knew that it was an oolong, and there was no need to clarify it at all. If it was brought up again, it would inevitably be used as a joke.

just forget it.

Instead of looking for loopholes in this kind of gossip article, it is better to look for loopholes in more professional articles, which will cause more damage to Skeeter.

(End of this chapter)